Workshop for Community Mobilizers in Niger

Fifty community mobilizers in Niger recently participated in a one-week workshop in Agadez, which focused on building their capacities as communicators.

Message of Director General António Vitorino to IOM Staff

10/01/18

Message of Director General António Vitorino to IOM Staff

IOM's Argentina Szabados at the UN General Assembly

09/28/18

We asked one of our regional directors, Argentina Szabados, to discuss ending HIV, tuberculosis and viral hepatitis in Europe and Central Asia at the UN General Assembly in New York.

Launch of IOM's Institutional Framework for Gender Based Violence in Crises (GBViC)

09/28/18

Launch of IOM's Institutional Framework for Gender Based Violence in Crises (GBViC)

A Plot of Land: Hope Restoration in Agadez

09/27/18

Mohamed, Issouf, Moussa, and Aghali are members of communities that are affected by migration flows in Niger. A community stabilization project recently launched by IOM, the UN Migration Agency, is giving them and 26 other Nigeriens in Agadez reason to dream of a better future in their communities. The group of 30 is made up of returnees from Libya, ex migrant smugglers and youth at risk; their lives are all guided by a mix of ambition, uncertainty, and most importantly hope. They are now looking to the agricultural sector for opportunities to improve their lives.

A Father, Three Daughters and a Joyful Reunification

09/24/18

Stephane waited 3 years before he could hold his daughters again. Here’s what happened during their reunification.

Sierra Leone: Mariam's Journey Back Home

09/18/18

Following the death of her father, Mariam was forced into an arranged marriage at just 16 years old. Soon after she left her country, Sierra Leone, to follow her husband who wanted to go to Mauritania. Now, at 32 years old, she is back home after spending most of her life away from home.

Typhoon Ravages Northern Philippines

09/17/18

Rescue workers are scrambling today to locate people trapped by landslides and debris in the wake of Typhoon Mangkhut.

From Sierra Leone to London – How The Diaspora Do Agribusiness

09/17/18

From Sierra Leone to London – How The Diaspora Do Agribusiness

IOM Trains Health Providers On How To Care For Victims Of Trafficking

09/13/18

Kenyan Ministry of Interior Principal Secretary and Chairman of the National Coordination Mechanism Major General (Retired) Dr Gordon Kihalangwa has commended the work of IOM, under the Better Migration Management Programme, especially through the assistance provided to vulnerable migrants including victims of trafficking. He remarked that reasons for migration in the region are well known especially the pull and push factors and called upon all the actors to address them holistically.